Democratic Sen. Chris Coons' new duties will include serving on subcommittees dealing with federal courts and spending by the Treasury and Office of Management and Budget.

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WASHINGTON - Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware will serve on five Senate Appropriations subcommittees, including one dealing with federal courts and spending by the Treasury and Office of Management and Budget.

Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, announced the assignments today.

Coons already chairs the Judiciary Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts. His new assignment on the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee "will put (him) in a unique position to protect Delaware's bankruptcy courts and ...